Let’s rewind to Christmas 2024 for a sec — remember what you were doing? Eating too much and dodging awkward family convos? Meanwhile, at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi we were on the edge of our seats.
Because on 23 December, drumroll please, 300 fluffy little layer chicks landed — all alive (imagine that!!!), all peeping, and absolutely smashing. That’s when our journey kicked off.
Serene Pleasure moved in with the chicks like some kind of feathery fairy godmother. She snuggled down beside them for a whole month, making sure they were cozy, safe, and generally living their best chick lives. Her heart? Positively bursting. And the way they ran to her every day? Straight out of a feel-good film.
Fast forward to yesterday, 18 May 2025 — just 4 months and 23 days later — and look at the miracle of life: we cracked open our first two eggs! Actual eggs! Cue all the smiles.
All this was made possible by our mates at Wheeling2help, the total legends from Greece and Cyprus. Thanks to them, the eggy magic is set to keep on giving — better nutrition for the kids at Bufuka Primary School and a future sustainable source of income for Lake Bunyonyi projects!
Buzzing with pride over here. You lot have hatched something seriously special. Bravo, everyone!
Wanna see our chicken farm yourselves? Always welcome, just announce your visit in advance!
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Serene Pleasure Amumpeire joined Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi in 2024 as an intern and ran Wheeling2help agricultural activities until 2025. Affectionately known as “Movit”, she is a lover of nature — especially of birds and plants — currently volunteering for the National Identification and Registration Authority in Rubanda, Uganda. [bio updated: 2026-03]
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ML Rwebandira — formerly known as Miha Logar — is an adventure and cultural tourism expert, writer and multimedia producer who co-founded Gorilla Highlands Experts. His most recent publication is the Pocket Treasure. A national of both Uganda and Slovenia, ML resides with his son Lan in Musanze, Rwanda. Click for his personality-infused quarterly newsletters. [bio updated: 2026-05]